Primary education, duration (years)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRM.DURS•Years•1970 → 2024•210 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
210
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Primary education, duration (years) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Years
≤ 5
5 – 6
6 – 6
6 – 6
> 6
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Primary education, duration (years)
210 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Primary education, duration (years)
Countries
210
Median
6
Mean
5.7
25th pctl
5
75th pctl
6
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Primary education, duration (years)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GuamGUM | 8 Years | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 8 Years | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 4 Years | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 4 Years | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 4 Years | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)